The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase across different species:

nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt), visfatin (LOC100223583), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (nampt), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Smon_0680), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Mrub_2845), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Cseg_3704), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (BC1002_3997), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Ftrac_2686), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Varpa_5681), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Celal_3900), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Deima_0880), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (BC1001_3724), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Celly_1696), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Clole_1542), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Psed_2146), Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Psed_2158), nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Tsp_05934)

Other aliases include:

VF, PBEF, PBEF1, VISFATIN, MGC117256, DKFZp666B131, 1110035O14Rik, Pbef, Pbef1, AI314458, AI480535, Visfatin, NAmPRTase, NAMPT, visfatin, LOC100223583, pbef, pbef1

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase:

nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase – NAmPRTase – pre-B cell-enhancing factor – pre-B-cell colony enhancing factor 1 – pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor 1 – visfatin – pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor 1 homolog – 1110035o14rik – Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase activity – transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups – transferase activity – drug binding – protein homodimerization activity

Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase is relevant to the following processes:

NAD biosynthetic process – cell-cell signaling – positive regulation of cell proliferation – pyridine nucleotide biosynthetic process – signal transduction – NAD metabolic process – adipose tissue development – cell cycle – female pregnancy – insulin receptor signaling pathway – nicotinamide metabolic process – positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase biosynthetic process – positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation – response to organic cyclic substance

Locations for Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase:

cytoplasm – cytosol – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology